Culminating Project for US History – 2 test grades - Group 5

Directions for Creating your presentation1) Open PowerPoint & set up your PowerPoint presentation2) Create a Title Slide with an original title & the names of your group members3) Create a second title slide for your theme (theme 1, 2, 3, etc) – You can copy and paste them from this page - Since you have 2 themes, you will need 2 different Title slides– one for each theme.4) Insert a slide after each of the themes to put your terms on – 1 slide per term – the title of the slide should be the term. If you have 18 terms, you will need 18 slides.5) Click here to access the Total Course Review Document– Now, use the search function (Ctrl F) to search for each of your terms within the document – copy and paste the information to your slide – Include definition, the time period the term is from and how it relates to theme6) Proof read the slide to make sure what you have makes sense7) Find a picture that helps explain the term & put that on the slide – one person can find pictures while the other cuts and pastes if you have a flash drive

Here is your theme and your terms:THEME 2 - OVER TIME, THE US MOVED FROM A NEWLY INDEPENDENT NATION TO A GLOBAL SUPERPOWER1. WWI – List the 4 MAIN causes & the 1 immediate cause 2. WWII – what were the causes – include the 3 countries that were the Axis that we fought 3. The Korean War – include years, how it started and why we fought there 4. Iraq War I – when? Who was president? Why did the US fight there? 5. Bosnia & Somalia - when? Who was president? Why did he send troops there? 6. Iraq War II - when? Who was president? Why did he send troops there? 7. War on Terror - when? Who was president? Why did he send troops there?

THEME 3 - OVER TIME, THE US HAS BOTH EXPANDED THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS AND NARROWED THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS. 8. Spoils system – what is it/what president started it? 9. Slavery (look in the civil war section) – summarize why it was important to the southern economy 10. Suffrage– what is it & who had rights at the beginning of our nation’s history 11. Universal white manhood suffrage 12. Seneca falls Convention – when? What occurred? Who was involved?

Step 2 – Giving your Presentation - Next Tuesday & Wednesday1) You will need to prepare for your presentation as you will not get full credit for reading off the slide. Print your slideshow notes or make note cards to help you go over the material before you deliver your presentation next Tues & Wed. in class.2) Both partners are responsible for speaking during the presentation3) You are expected to listen quietly to all of the presentations given in class as they will serve as a final exam review for those students who are taking the exam. Points will be deducted from the grades of students not giving their full attention to their classmates